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In this Wednesday, May 17, 2017 file photo, Betty Shelby leaves the courtroom with her husband, Dave Shelby, right, after the jury in her case began deliberations in Tulsa, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

White Tulsa police officer who fatally shot Terence Crutcher will not face federal civil rights charges

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Carbon monoxide threat plagues public housing residents nationwide

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Rapper Young Dolph performs onstage at night four of the Late Night Concert during the 2017 BET Experience at The Novo by Microsoft on June 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)

Rapper Young Dolph says thieves made off with almost $500K in jewelry, cash from his SUV

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Peter Thomas of Real Housewives of Atlanta poses for a photo at the Love Thy Sister premiere party at Bar One on January 8, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jeff Gentner/Getty Images for Love Thy Sister Premiere Party)

Former RHOA star Peter Thomas arrested on warrant in Miami

Former “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Peter Thomas spent the night in jail in Miami on a pending warrant for check fraud.
/ March 2, 2019
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Family of rapper California Willie McCoy files wrongful death claim over fatal shooting

The family of rapper Willie McCoy says police in Vallejo, Calif., “executed” the 20-year-old man and they are filing a wrongful death claim.
/ March 2, 2019
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Conservative Candace Owens is a big hit at CPAC

While Candace Owens, the conservative troll who most recently said that Hitler’s only mistake was trying to take fascism global, […]
/ March 1, 2019
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New marijuana legislation could finally help balance the scale of war on drugs effects on the Black community

States across the country have begun to change their stance on the use and sale of marijuana as the push for legalization has started to take shape.
/ March 1, 2019
Khloé Kardashian thegrio.com
Khloé Kardashian attends the PrettyLittleThing LA Office Opening Party on February 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

Khloé Kardashian blames Jordyn Woods for break up of her family

On Friday, Jordyn Woods, the former friend of the Kardashians, stopped by Jada Pinkett Smith’s Red Table Talk to share her side of the story.
/ March 1, 2019
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Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex (Photo by Facundo Arrizabalaga - Pool/Getty Images)

Meghan Markle reportedly plans to raise baby ‘gender fluid’

Meghan Markle is the latest mom with plans to take the “fluid approach to gender” when raising her baby with hubby Prince Harry.
/ March 1, 2019
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California mom upset police were called first to handle a 5-year-old who messed up his classroom

A California mom is upset and wants to know why a school called the police instead of her when her 5-year-old son had a temper tantrum.
/ March 1, 2019